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Jobs and Economy

Information regarding my stance on Jobs and Economy issues.

September 13, 2023
Child care stabilization grants have been essential for child care providers and the families they serve, and without the grants hundreds of providers will likely close and millions of children could lose their child care slots.

September 6, 2023
Offshore wind has great potential to help address the climate crisis with clean energy while creating thousands of good construction and technician jobs.

August 23, 2023

On a hot morning Aug. 15, Bonamici surveyed the developing site of the future riverwalk and Columbia View Park and toured the areas under construction as part of the Streets and Utilities Extension Project.


August 23, 2023

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici visited Clatsop County on Tuesday, where she heard an update on the rehabiliation project at the South Jetty, learned about local food initiatives at the Astoria Food Hub and visited the Astoria Birth Center.


August 15, 2023

“I’m very inspired to be here in St. Helens today and see the progress that is being made along the river and the waterfront development,” Bonamici said. “It has been a few years since I’ve been here, and it’s wonderful to see the vision but also the progress that’s being made.”


August 9, 2023
We provided resources for food bank infrastructure and outreach capacity in the American Rescue Plan, but food banks across Oregon and the country still have unmet capital improvement needs.

August 9, 2023
Service coordinators help older adults, adults with disabilities, and families in federally subsidized housing navigate everyday challenges and reach long-term stability.

August 2, 2023

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, whose congressional district encompasses those areas, said Wednesday that the benefits for the industry extend beyond the Portland region.


August 1, 2023
We urge you to join us in supporting an investment of $16 billion a year by any and all means possible – including supporting Congress in efforts to extend the Child Care Stabilization grants passed in ARPA– and through emergency funding for child care in any supplemental appropriations package put forth by the Administration.

July 31, 2023

The Labor Day 2020 fires in the state sparked more awareness about the danger fire can pose and the climate crisis in general, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, a Democrat, said.

“We are at a crisis moment,” she said.